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EOHR releases a report concerning illegal migration
Egypt youth migration ……. Fleeing to unknown
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2/12/2007
EOHR will release a report concerning illegal migration to Europe entitled “ Egypt Youth Migration …… Fleeing to unknown “. The report deals with the dimensions of illegal migration through Mediterranean sea to Europe , reasons and motivations, mechanisms , methods of solving the phenomena and the meetings of EOHR with victims’ families .
The report is divided into 4 sections as follows :
The first section : Illegal migration …..definition and dimensions
This section deals with legal and illegal migration and the dimensions and the steps of Egyptian workers migration .
In this concern , the report clarified that Italian security statistics registered that Kalabria 's beach received 14 boats with more than 1500 illegal migrants most of them are Egyptians in the first quarter of the following year . The total of the illegal migrants who entered Italy through the sea were 1419 individual , 500 migrants died in the sea until now in return for 302 migrants during 2006 .Statistics showed that the Egyptian youth who repatriated from South Africa 2006 were 6748 individual.
Fayoum governorate is considered the most Egyptian governorates rising percentage of migration to Europe .Totoun village is the most famous village in the republic where young people escaped to Italy .Although this village is 40 000 persons ,there are almost 6000 individuals migrated to Italy and it is said that the name of this village was taken from one of the Italian streets .
The second section : illegal migration ….. reasons and motivations
Illegal migration is an international phenomena exists in many world countries ,but migration to Europe is become one of disturbing cases which got a major concern in the previous years .Economic motivation was the most main reason for the appearance of this phenomena .This is shown in the level of disparity between developing countries which export migrants and suffer from the shortage of investment and the lack of employment opportunities and proper living levels ,and the developed countries which enjoy with the rise of living standards and the shortage of manpower .
Illegal Egyptian migration is considered a phenomena due to the increasing of poverty and economic deterioration and the lack of employment opportunities .Unemployment percentage was increased in the previous years as it reached 10 % in 2002 and 10 %.7 in 2003 and 11% in the following year ,so we find young people rely to illegal migration .
The third section ..Egyptian young people migration …… ideal cases :
Due to the deterioration of economic and living situation ,the report shows that youth became victims to brokers market and illegal travel offices and migration mediators who take almost 30000 L.E for smuggling . Some gangs-spread along the border between Egypt and Libya and in some upper Egypt governorates - deceive youth and take their money as a pretext for providing an employment opportunity in Italy or at any other European country , then they escape without punishment .The journey of young people always ends with death or imprisonment or transferring due to their ignorance of illegal migration . Young people are being traveled through perishable boats and they die .If any individual succeeded in arriving to Italy,he would be transferred to Egypt as he is considered a violator to the Italian laws . Illegal migrants are being smuggled to Italy and Malta through sneaking into Libya and through Jordan to Greece and Turkey and Cyprus .This section includes the role of EOHR which sent a fact finding missions to discover the truth of illegal migration of the victims and their families . EOHR sent a fact finding missions to El Dakahlia ,Fayoum,Sharkia governorates where it met a tragic cases .
The fourth section …… confrontation mechanisms
In the view of the high numbers of illegal migrants and the negative consequences represented in moral and financial casualties , EOHR calls the Egyptian government to prepare a 3 dimensioned strategic plan to deal with the phenomena of illegal migration and herewith the following statement with the most significant aspects of this strategy :
- Ministry of labor and Immigration with other ministries and involved institutions undertakes a plan for preparing needed workers who are suitable for Europe labor market to meet the need of European sectors .
- limiting the number of Egyptian migrants according to the economic circumstances of original and emigrated countries with respecting the rights of them .
- Expanding the circle of bilateral and regional treaties between Egypt and European union countries .
- Tightening the guard on land and sea borders to confront illegal migration and establishing detained camps to determine if migrants are allowed to pass or not .
- The need for collective cooperation between the ministry of labor and migration and information ministry to undertake the project of informing campaign to help youth to know the dangers of illegal migration .
- The need for providing employment opportunity to young people which is considered a necessary right according to all rights and human covenants .
- According to the suffering of southern and eastern Mediterranean countries of illegal migration , there should be a quite cooperation among involved countries to get rid of smuggling gangs with mutual security efforts.
EOHR invites Egyptian government to organize a conference involving Immigration and Labor, Interior and Information ministry and the need for involving civil society institutions to discuss all cases and issues related to the legal and illegal migration.
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